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    When I Was Young
    When I Was Young
    When I Was Young
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    When I Was Young

    By Wendy Maddocks

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    A selection of poems about those pesky adolescent years. Rather than spending that time being destructive and revelling in my rebellion, I decided to go through life-changing events shut away in my room and writing. these poems are some of what I produced.

    The confusion and confidence, the purity and paranoia, the anguish and enchantment of everything those measly six teen years are. it's hard and dark and that's all in here. Not sugar coated. You can't stop growing up because it's hard. Sadly.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWendy Maddocks
    Release dateMay 17, 2011
    ISBN9781458104632
    When I Was Young
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    Wendy Maddocks

    I'm Wenz - Wendy when I'm in trouble - and I've been writing since I could hold a pen. I like horror and fantasy and some sci fi. I try to write the stuff I like to read but if it feels right to write something a bit off-target then I do that. People seem to enjoy reading it and if you're one of them, please leave comments.

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      When I Was Young - Wendy Maddocks

      Introduction

      Every tiny mistake is the end of the world for a teenager. The systems of the world were created with the sole purpose of screwing up your life. Nobody understands a teenager because, of course, no one else has ever been through those pesky teenage years. And every man and his dog is out to get you. At least, that’s what it feels like.

      I was no different. However, instead of spending my formative years in front of my Nintendo or loitering on street corners or dreaming of being famous for doing nothing in particular, I wrote. And I’ve got just enough ego to think people might want to read it. Many people think a lot of teens write poetry as an outlet for inner turmoil and emotional confusion. That’s true. But it does not mean it can’t be damn good poetry. The quality is subjective but I enjoyed writing them and expressing myself in a (maybe) elegant way rather than keeping my emotions inside until I explode.

      This collection of fifty poems were all written when I was about 16 or 17. They represent some of the things that I thought, felt and went through. Some are just poetic license at work but they are all important to me. Perhaps it will give you a glimpse of the train wreck that is a young mind. Maybe it will help you voice some of the worries you have about being young and, one day, not being young.

      To anyone who is, was or owns a teenager – I salute you. You have the hardest job in the

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